Article 8 — Transfers of funds with missing or incomplete information on the payer or the payee
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1.The payment service provider of the payee shall implement effective risk-based procedures, including procedures based on the risk-sensitive basis referred to in Article 13 of Directive (EU) 2015/849 for determining whether to execute, reject or suspend a transfer of funds lacking the required complete payer and payee information and for taking the appropriate follow-up action.
Where the payment service provider of the payee becomes aware, when receiving a transfer of funds, that the information referred to in Article 4(1), points (a), (b) and (c), Article 4(2), points (a) and (b), Article 5(1), or Article 6, is missing or incomplete or has not been filled in using characters or inputs admissible in accordance with the conventions of the messaging or payment and settlement system as referred to in Article 7(1), the payment service provider of the payee shall, on a risk-sensitive basis:
2.Where a payment service provider repeatedly fails to provide the required information on the payer or the payee, the payment service provider of the payee shall:
The payment service provider of the payee shall report that failure, and the steps taken, to the competent authority responsible for monitoring compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing provisions.